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what obama could have done and why obama bears direct responsibility for adnan latif been in gitmo, is obama could have said when the tube was granted habeas and said, ok, we have done this with another yemeni. we untold we have to let him free by a district court. they could have done that and chose not to. now they have a dead body on their hands by some who was of is the troubled and not a terrific threat at all to the u.s. his lawyer has said he is now the face of indefinite detention and i think that is absolutely right. >> clint eastwood at the republican national convention raise that obama would close guantanamo but did not. many people do have that criticism, it was just surprising to hear from the stage of the rnc. but what about that? what has obama done? how has it been different than under president bush? >> he made an effort in 2009, but by 2010, when adnan latif won his habeas petition, they were already backing off of that because partly because of the underwear bomb, -- if you look at what obama has done in bagram and afghanistan were there has been no restrictions, wh
what obama could have done and why obama bears direct responsibility for adnan latif been in gitmo, is obama could have said when the tube was granted habeas and said, ok, we have done this with another yemeni. we untold we have to let him free by a district court. they could have done that and chose not to. now they have a dead body on their hands by some who was of is the troubled and not a terrific threat at all to the u.s. his lawyer has said he is now the face of indefinite detention and i...
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>> president obama said the mayors have the feed on the ground to get things done. freeport is the home of the lincoln douglas debate site. we have invited both sides, governor romney and president obama, to debate and freeport to us like newt gingrich suggested in republican primaries. we sent letters to governor romney and call the campaign headquarters. it would be a perfect opportunity for him, the architect of who mastered how this in jobs overseas, to come here and reverse the trend. it is a perfect location to have your feet on the ground and meet a cross-section of america. >> thank you for being with us, mark schreck, tom gaulrapp, and mayor george gaulrapp. last night we came to the camp. we will be right back. ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we're just arrived in freeport, illinois. it is about 10:00, 10:30 at night there's a large white tent here and a campfire. we are across the street from the sensata plant -- actually, the old honeywell plant bought by sensata, which is owned
>> president obama said the mayors have the feed on the ground to get things done. freeport is the home of the lincoln douglas debate site. we have invited both sides, governor romney and president obama, to debate and freeport to us like newt gingrich suggested in republican primaries. we sent letters to governor romney and call the campaign headquarters. it would be a perfect opportunity for him, the architect of who mastered how this in jobs overseas, to come here and reverse the...
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is president obama? [applause] you know there's something wrong with the kind of job his son as president and the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> we will have more from romney's speech after the headlines. the justice department has announced it will not prosecute anyone involved in the killing and torturing of prisoners in cia custody after a three-year investigation. the justice department had been probing the deaths of two men: one in iraq, one in afghanistan. gul rahman died in 2002 while being held a secret cia facility known as the salt pit in afghanistan. he had been shackled to a concrete wall in near freezing temperatures. manadel al-jamadi died in 2003 while in cia custody at iraq's notorious abu ghraib prison. his corpse was photographed packed in ice and wrapped in plastic. in a statement, holder said -- we will have more on this story later in the broadcast. a federal court has blocked the controversial voter id law in texas, saying it discriminates against people of c
is president obama? [applause] you know there's something wrong with the kind of job his son as president and the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> we will have more from romney's speech after the headlines. the justice department has announced it will not prosecute anyone involved in the killing and torturing of prisoners in cia custody after a three-year investigation. the justice department had been probing the deaths of two men: one in iraq, one in afghanistan....
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and the wake of the gaza flotilla, president obama support for israel never waned. >> president obama is in the midst of a swing through four bagram states. iowa, ohio, colorado, and virginia, before accepting the nomination thursday night in charlotte. addressing supporters in virginia, he said obama's failed to outline concrete proposals for reviving the struggling u.s. economy. >> the other side may not have been eager to talk about their ideas, but on thursday night, i look forward to sharing mine with you. a on thursday night, i will offer lively as a better path forward, a path that will create good jobs and strengthen our middle-class, and grow our economy. the good news is, in just two months, you get to choose which path we take. >> and never protests are being held outside the democratic national convention throughout the week. on tuesday, dozens of occupy protesters marched through charlotte before staging a sit- in at an intersection near the convention center. also tuesday, activists rallied in support of the group planned parenthood to denounce the republican-led attack
and the wake of the gaza flotilla, president obama support for israel never waned. >> president obama is in the midst of a swing through four bagram states. iowa, ohio, colorado, and virginia, before accepting the nomination thursday night in charlotte. addressing supporters in virginia, he said obama's failed to outline concrete proposals for reviving the struggling u.s. economy. >> the other side may not have been eager to talk about their ideas, but on thursday night, i look...
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>> we would say mediocrity of romney is such that it is clear obama will win rid of the problem is obama himself is no better than romney, still very much part of a system that has failed poor and working people. capitalism is not working for poor and working people in america. we have to bear witness to that and tell the truth. of course we're very sensitive when it comes to the fear of a right-wing takeover of the winehouse with romney would be catastrophic. as i have also noted, so far, obama has been disastrous for the question is, how do we acknowledge the suffering is real? not just the statistics, but the precious humanity. >> cornel west and want to ask about a profile of the valerie jarrett, perhaps the most important visor to president obama. and yet they talk about a moment where she calls you up to basically to you out. can you explain what this was about? >> i think it had to do with an interview i had given that reflected on the president and my claims that the president the would-what was the language? >> black puppet critics wall street' autocrats, black puppet. she asked
>> we would say mediocrity of romney is such that it is clear obama will win rid of the problem is obama himself is no better than romney, still very much part of a system that has failed poor and working people. capitalism is not working for poor and working people in america. we have to bear witness to that and tell the truth. of course we're very sensitive when it comes to the fear of a right-wing takeover of the winehouse with romney would be catastrophic. as i have also noted, so...
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starting with michelle obama before the him, and bill clinton himself and his vintage form, i think obama took the baton and ran the last leg and did so with oratorical flourish. >> it certainly is not the sports like assessment that i just heard from the good doctor. we have been saying for some time obama is not the lesser of evils, but the more effective evil. we base that on his record and on his rhetoric at the convention. we prefer to talk about what history making events have gone down under his presidency. first of all, he has created a model for austerity a veritable model with his deficit reduction commission. his introduced preventive detention, a law for preventive detention and expanded drone wars and made an unremitting assault. i think possibly the biggest impact to his presidency, and not talking about all of this like an eerie stuff from the convention, but probably what will go down as his biggest contribution to history is a kind of merging of the banks and the state with $16 trillion being infused into these banks, and to wall street under his watch. and the line betwe
starting with michelle obama before the him, and bill clinton himself and his vintage form, i think obama took the baton and ran the last leg and did so with oratorical flourish. >> it certainly is not the sports like assessment that i just heard from the good doctor. we have been saying for some time obama is not the lesser of evils, but the more effective evil. we base that on his record and on his rhetoric at the convention. we prefer to talk about what history making events have gone...
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but that was chicago mayor rahm emanuel, the former chief of staff of president obama. karen lewis is our guest, the president of the chicago teachers union, just after the vote for suspending the teacher strike. the first teacher strike held in a quarter of a century. your response to what rahm emanuel considers his greatest achievement, the lengthening of the school day? >> that was his mantra of the very beginning. i think it is interesting when you for started out, he claimed students would have four extra years because of this horrible, horrible short school day. now it is down to 2.5 years. we know quantity is not quality. and from the very beginning, we did not fight him on this longer school day because the law gave him the opportunity to impose it. but we wanted to make sure it was a better school day. a better school day for us included a broad, rich curriculum for our students. we were concerned the direction of school reform is about standardized testing. it is about math and reading all day, which does not engage children. we wanted to make sure they had ar
but that was chicago mayor rahm emanuel, the former chief of staff of president obama. karen lewis is our guest, the president of the chicago teachers union, just after the vote for suspending the teacher strike. the first teacher strike held in a quarter of a century. your response to what rahm emanuel considers his greatest achievement, the lengthening of the school day? >> that was his mantra of the very beginning. i think it is interesting when you for started out, he claimed students...
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president obama is set to close the dnc tonight with his acceptance speech. convention organizers have cancelled plans to hold a speech at the outdoor bank of america stadium to forecasts of rain. on wednesday, former president bill clinton gave a rousing speech in support of obama's campaign. >> he inherited a deeply damaged economy. he put a floor under the cracks. he laid the foundation for a modern, more well-balanced economy that will produce millions of good new jobs, vibrant businesses, and lots of new wealth for innovators. now, are we where we want to be today? no. is the president satisfied? of course not. but are we better off since he took office? >> also speaking during the prime-time convention hour on wednesday was consumer advocate and massachusetts senate hopeful elizabeth warren. she is seeking to unseat republican incumbent scott brown in a tight race. she is known for launching the consumer financial protection bureau under president obama. in her remarks, warren said the u.s. economic system is rigged in favor of bailed out corporations.
president obama is set to close the dnc tonight with his acceptance speech. convention organizers have cancelled plans to hold a speech at the outdoor bank of america stadium to forecasts of rain. on wednesday, former president bill clinton gave a rousing speech in support of obama's campaign. >> he inherited a deeply damaged economy. he put a floor under the cracks. he laid the foundation for a modern, more well-balanced economy that will produce millions of good new jobs, vibrant...
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romney criticized obama for referring to the latest middle east unrest as bonds and the road. he also vowed a foreign policy that he said would ship middle east politics, not just react to it. >> bombs in the road? we had an ambassador assassinated, a muslim brotherhood elect a member elected to the presidency of egypt. 20,000 people have been killed in syria. we of tumult in pakistan. iran is that much closer to having the capacity to build a nuclear weapon. this is time for a president who will shape events in the middle east, not just be merciful or be at mercy of the events in the middle east. i will get america on track at the kind of leadership we need so we can shape the future of this part of the world and keep america strong. >> romney was referring to obama's comments in an interview with "60 minutes." obama made what could be his most public rejection of the israeli government to date in that same interview. asked about unrelenting israeli pressure for military attack on iran, obama suggested such talk is noise that he ignores. >> you are saying you do not feel any
romney criticized obama for referring to the latest middle east unrest as bonds and the road. he also vowed a foreign policy that he said would ship middle east politics, not just react to it. >> bombs in the road? we had an ambassador assassinated, a muslim brotherhood elect a member elected to the presidency of egypt. 20,000 people have been killed in syria. we of tumult in pakistan. iran is that much closer to having the capacity to build a nuclear weapon. this is time for a president...
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but the truth is, president obama has deported more people than president obama. 1.1 million americans have been deported these past four years. i think it is part of the same punitive strain that obama is pushing that once again does not reflect what the majority of americans want. >> i want to turn to the democratic convention, a busload of more than 40 undocumented immigrants and their supporters known as the undocubus arrived in charlotte, north carolina during the dnc. they traveled more than 2,000 miles through 11 states to deliver a message to president obama. this is one of the bus riders. >> stop the criminalization of our people. he came in as a president that was not only quantify for immigration reform, and it turns out he's deported way more people published he deported way more people. he has the power to make changes and we're here to demand that he do that. we're not here shame that we're not going to vote for him or that we will vote for mitt romney. republicans have chosen a side. we want the democrats to pick a side. what side of history are they going to be on? >> t
but the truth is, president obama has deported more people than president obama. 1.1 million americans have been deported these past four years. i think it is part of the same punitive strain that obama is pushing that once again does not reflect what the majority of americans want. >> i want to turn to the democratic convention, a busload of more than 40 undocumented immigrants and their supporters known as the undocubus arrived in charlotte, north carolina during the dnc. they traveled...
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president obama invoked the libya attacks during a campaign stop in golden, colorado thursday, vowing there would be repercussions for those responsible. >> we are going to bring those who killed our fellow americans to justice. [applause] i want people around the world hear me, no act of terror will go unpunished. it will not dim the light of the values that we proud to present to the rest of the world's. no act of violence shakes the result of the united states of america. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney meanwhile continues to be criticized by remarks he made attacking president obama over his handling of the violence in libya. a protester interrupted romney's speech in fairfax, virginia to accuse him of criticism sizing -- politicizing libya. >> we have lost four of our diplomats across the world where we are thinking about their families and those left behind. what is it? >> [indiscernible] what are you politicizing libya? >> usa! >> usa! >> i would offer a moment of silence, but one gentleman does not want to be silent, so we're going to keep on going. >> romney su
president obama invoked the libya attacks during a campaign stop in golden, colorado thursday, vowing there would be repercussions for those responsible. >> we are going to bring those who killed our fellow americans to justice. [applause] i want people around the world hear me, no act of terror will go unpunished. it will not dim the light of the values that we proud to present to the rest of the world's. no act of violence shakes the result of the united states of america. >>...